Directory Lists 200 Local Colo. Farms, Farmers Markets

BROOMFIELD, CO – Want to eat and shop local? The Colorado Department of Agriculture makes it easy by by gathering the state's best farmers’ markets, roadside stands, u-picks, wineries and agritourism activities in one single source, the 34th annual Colorado Farm Fresh Directory.

According to the Ag Department, the 2018 features:

[M]ore than 200 farms, ranches, roadside stands, u-picks and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs as well as 100 farmers’ markets across the state. Farm Fresh also includes farms that offer tours, restaurants using local ingredients, wineries, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and farm and ranch vacations. In addition, the free directory includes county fairs, a crop calendar, food and agricultural festivals and tips for picking Colorado produce.

You can get your hands on the directory next weekend at the launch party at the Larimer County Farmers’ Market in Fort Collins, Colo., on Saturday, June 9, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

The department is partnering with Kaiser Permanente to offer Coloradans ways to find fresh, locally sourced healthy food from the state's farms.

You'll be able to find the directory free all around the state at participating libraries, chambers of commerce, welcome centers, visitor centers, Colorado State University Extension offices and other businesses as well as online at www.coloradoagriculture.com/farmfresh. Colorado Farm Fresh is also available as a mobile app for smartphones.

Other sponsors of the directory include Longmont Dairy and Royal Crest Dairy (cover sponsors), Anderson Farms, Centennial Farms & Ranches Program, Colorado Farmers’ Market Association, Colorado Fresh Markets, Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, Colorado MarketMaker, Colorado Proud, Colorado State Fair, Colorado Wine Industry Development Board, and Metro Denver Farmers’ Market., the department said in a press release.

Find more info, including the mobile app at www.coloradoagriculture.com

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